While the world grapples with the containment of the COVID-19 outbreak, Bangladesh has been caught napping as the country struggles to track and test for the disease despite having a three-month head start since the outbreak began in China.
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The Pharmaceutical sector has 257 licensed players, among which, 150 are functional. Bangladeshi manufacturers meet 98% of national demand for pharmaceutical products. According to IQVIA, the size of the sector as of 2018 stood at BDT 205.12 billion [1].
Bangladesh on Sunday began broadcasting pre-recorded secondary level school lessons after educational institutions were closed in an effort to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.
At the time of writing, The Covid-19 pandemic has already had a profound impact on the supply chain and demand for the apparel sector. Top exporters like Bangladesh have started feeling the heat due to raw material sourcing challenges and canceled orders.
More than $2.6 billion worth of orders in Bangladesh’s garment sector have been withdrawn and new cancellations are coming up, according to the country’s commerce minister. Garments are a major source of export for the South Asian country as retail brands abroad source for apparel from Bangladeshi factories.
The transmission channels through which the emergent global scenario in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic are impacting the increasingly globalising economy of Bangladesh are diverse: export outflows are getting disrupted; import inflows are facing delays; outmigration has ground to a halt; tourist arrivals are virtually non-existent; business contacts are getting delinked; investment flows are facing growing uncertainties.
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic is turning lives upside down across the world. In the midst of this, it is easy to forget about the poorest and least resilient people who will be hit hardest by this crisis − people who live below the poverty line
Bangladesh's gross domestic product may contract by as much as 1.1 per cent in the hypothetical worst-case scenario of a significant outbreak of coronavirus in the country, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in an analysis.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President Mr. Shixin Chen reaffirmed ADB’s commitment to supporting Bangladesh in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while attending the Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF) in Dhaka today.
